Schaefft's Bargain Barge Extravaganza - Range Rover Life

[Schaefft]

2 hours ago, Asimo said:

The ex - mercrocker car. 

https://www.thedarkwob.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=30574

Never registered on there so I can't see the thread unfortunately.

[Asimo]

[horriblemercedes]

Seems like a bit of a bargain if it's as nice as it looks

[Schaefft]

25 minutes ago, horriblemercedes said:

Seems like a bit of a bargain if it's as nice as it looks

Unfortunately the clearcoat peel has advanced quite a bit. That's the drama with cars of this age, they can be well cared for low mileage examples and still look like a beater unless you spend double what the car is worth for a respray. It still ended up in good hands though which rarely is the case for one of these.

[Schaefft]

Took the Range Rover to the Metrocentre yesterday, one of the metal tire valve caps had seized onto the valve and cutting it off I unfortunately cut a little too deep. I dropped it off at the Halfords service centre nextdoor to have it replaced. Because this is a Range Rover I was greeted not once but twice or three times with the following error message on our way there:

Oh boy, now might be a good moment to start looking for some capable diagnostics kit. To be fair though, I doubt it'll be anything other than a height sensor that ended up in a position it's usually not in when taking a few crests too enthusiastically. The ride height is perfectly level at all times and the error is not popping up when getting into the car (when the compressor would run to level out the car).

Getting the Range Rover back I noticed that the remote fob now doesn't work anymore. I've tried to relearn it (no success but the new LR keys might have a different procedure to the BMW ones?) and checked the fuse which was fine. Unfortunately the second fob I got with the car doesn't seem to work at all, it can't even start the car. The batteries in these keys aren't easily replaceable so either both key batteries died or someone dropped it a little too hard. I can't figure out why it wouldn't work otherwise. How can you be mad at it when you have such luxurious features as a built-in TV though!

While checking the fuses I thought why not pop the trim off and check why the rear wiper isn't working:

Well, turns out a decision was made to pump the washer fluid straight through the motor, which eventually starts leaking and seizes up which appears to have happened to mine as well. Applying voltage to the connector resulted in no movement no matter how much pursuationv(with a hammer) I applied to it.

It's still a great car/truck/whatever though. I'm hoping to find the motivation to start tearing into it once we are back from the holidays. Most of its issues should be fairly easy to sort, fingers crossed it'll stay that way.

[DirtyDaily]

When i had my RR i changed a tyre and jacking the car up unearthed a strut leak. Replaced the strut and it was all good again, relatively cheap for the dunlop unit as well.
Icarsoft LR is the equipment i use and it tends to be good for that sort of thing.
Have you tried pressing the weird button to see if that cures your issue?

[J-T]

Rear wipers are nearly always broken for this reason and I think replacements are about £250.

[Schaefft]

2 minutes ago, DirtyDaily said:

When i had my RR i changed a tyre and jacking the car up unearthed a strut leak. Replaced the strut and it was all good again, relatively cheap for the dunlop unit as well.
Icarsoft LR is the equipment i use and it tends to be good for that sort of thing.
Have you tried pressing the weird button to see if that cures your issue?

The air suspension error came up before it arrived at Halfords but any crest taken at speed will extend the strut similarly I guess. I didnt get the error at all on my way back so I will have to monitor it over time. And yeah, iCarsoft might be an option, I have it for Mercedes which makes it the cheapest option for proper diagnostics by far for pre-OBD2 Merc stuff but maybe Im lucky and find a cheap GAP tool. And no, the weird button didn't make a difference. I know what its for now though, it disables the ignition when the the ignition lock cylinder for whatever reason still thinks the key hasn't been removed. That button is a hack to force shut-off the system by taking power away from the powertrain fuses lol. Faulty ignition cylinders are apparently another common issue in the L322, who would have thought...

[DSdriver]

Is the weird button next to the "Do Not Press This Button" button?

[Schaefft]

5 minutes ago, DSdriver said:

Is the weird button next to the "Do Not Press This Button" button?

Its a strange toggle button. I spoke to the RR specialist who replaced the gearbox for me and he said he has seen them on several L322 but has no clue what they are for. That was quite the surprise, unless its a common hack I can only imagine that it was repurposed on mine.